Project Description
What is the project about?
The project “Building the capacity of Adult Education Trainers to comply with the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu)” (DIGITA), Co-funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the Programme Erasmus+ INDIRE, is a 24 months Strategic Partnership for Adult Education which involves eight private and public entities.
The partners of the project are international youth NGOs, Chambers of Commerce, Research Institutes, Non-profit Associations and Educational Centres for Consultancy from seven different countries (Italy, Cyprus, Romania, Spain, Serbia, Denmark, Greece). All of them are involved in the implementation of the foreseen activities.
What is the aim?
The main aim of the project is to facilitate the development of digital competences of adult education trainers and other personnel who support adult learners in diverse sectors and activities, based on the EC’s Digital Competencies Framework. We intend to achieve this aim through Promoting innovative pedagogies and methods for teaching, learning and assessment that will support educators and learners to use digital technologies in creative, collaborative and efficient ways.
What about the tangible results?
The target of the action are adult education trainers and other personnel who support adult learners.
The three main Outputs of the Project are:
Timeline
January 2020
Kick Off Meeting
First transnational project’ partners meeting.
The Kick Off Meeting main aim was to determinate upcoming tasks and planning sessions, communication strategy, development methods, project plan and timeframes. The meeting was used to establish the research, the quality assurance strategy, the valorisation and […]
Report on gaps and needs analysis per country
Each partner designed and submitted a report based on the research on the gaps and needs analysis realized in their countries. Then, the partners integrated the national reports into one comprehensive document, […]
April 2020
IO1 – Curriculum and Open Resource Toolbox
The Output consists of mapping of the digital competencies of adult education trainers in Europe as they stand today. The tangible result will be the creation of online pedagogies, lesson plans, activities, tools and train for trainers modules for Adult […]
IO2 – Online learning platform and mobile application
The Output consists in the creation of an Interactive Online Learning Environment: The learning platform and the mobile application created will support the delivery of all the online learning components and interactive tools (online training modules, multimedia content, communication and […]
Second Partners Meeting
Meeting 2 (Month 11) – Design – this meeting will be held in CYPRUS
This meeting will be used to sign-off on training and learning environments concerning immigrants training produced and to agree a time-frame and formula for all other development actions. […]
IO3 – Training and Policy Adaptation Guide
The Output consists in the creation and design of a Training and Policy Adaptation Guide: A guide in the form of an Interactive eBook including multimedia content and providing specific guidelines to the project’s stakeholders, multipliers and relevant policy makers.
Short-term joint staff training event
A 5-day joint staff training session for members of project organizations takes place in the lead partner’s headquarters.
The main objective of the learning activity is to share the project’s experience, methodology and provide input for the testing and finalization phases […]
Third Partners Meeting
Meeting 3 (Month 18) – Development – this meeting will be held in SERBIA
Partners will review all developed work to ensure that progress is in line with expectations and sign-off on the curriculum, and the digital toolbox & resources; there will […]
National Multiplier Seminars/Workshops
A National Multiplier Seminar/Workshop will be designed and implemented in all the countries involved in the project, targeting public and private stakeholders and aiming at the communication of the project’s outputs to the local actors. Additionally it is envisioned that the […]